SUBJECT: Seattle Park Board to hold regular meeting November 8

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10/31/2012 3:50:00 PM

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Seattle Park Board to hold regular meeting November 8

The Seattle Board of Park Commissioners will hold its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, November 8, in the Kenneth R. Bounds Park Board Room at 100 Dexter Ave. N, in Denny Park at the corner of Dexter and Denny.

The meeting agenda includes:

Board principles, procedures and committees.
The Board will adopt its Guiding Principles and Revised Operating Procedures and will establish committee assignments and reports.

Coal terminals and trains.
The Board will hear a briefing on potential expansion of coal terminals and trains in the Puget Sound region.

The Seattle Board of Park Commissioners is a nine-member citizen board created by the City Charter. Four members are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council;
four members are appointed by the City Council; and one member is a young adult appointed by the YMCA Get Engaged Program (http://www.leadershiptomorrowseattle.org/YMCA.asp).

The Board meets once a month, normally on the second Thursday, to advise the Parks and Recreation Superintendent, the Mayor, and the City Council on parks and recreation matters. For more information, please call Sandy Brooks at 206-684-5066 or email her at sandy.brooks@seattle.gov.